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Ketonic vs Ketoaldehyde - What's the difference?

ketonic | ketoaldehyde |

In organic chemistry terms the difference between ketonic and ketoaldehyde

is that ketonic is of, relating to, or being a ketone while ketoaldehyde is any aldehyde that also contains a ketonic carbonyl group.

As an adjective ketonic

is of, relating to, or being a ketone.

As a noun ketoaldehyde is

any aldehyde that also contains a ketonic carbonyl group.

ketonic

English

Adjective

(-)
  • (organic chemistry) Of, relating to, or being a ketone.

    • See also

    * aldehydic

    ketoaldehyde

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (organic chemistry) Any aldehyde that also contains a ketonic carbonyl group